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01-22-2022, 08:45 PM | #1441 |
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Because it looks terrible and is not correct and they did it in the RECENT past. Hasbro is an $11 BILLION DOLLAR company and is the biggest toy company out there so if they wanted to they could pretty much do whatever they wanted. They could afford any fees and have lawyers on staff that do just this thing. Secondly, all they need to do is whatever they did in the past with past figures. The figure they made in 2015 for the 50th Anniversary line looks fine. 2015 was only 7 years ago. What did they do then and how did they pull off that logo so easily? Why can't they just do that again?
It has been clear for the last decade that they wont even bother with GiJoe unless the profit margins are huge. That means cut every corner they can. They arent interested in making the best toys possible, they are interested in making toys good enough to get our money. I am sure that the people working on the products would love to make every figure the best they can, but its ultimately the suits in HQ that will decided what they can do. That's why you see so many parts being re-used, even at the detriment to certain figures... no stands, not as many accessories on some figures, etc etc. Things look like they will improve some in the future.. like Gung Ho gets a new head, hat, vest... but they didnt get the tat right and are still using those fugly boots.. so there is still room for improvement. It's all up to how much money HQ will give them It looks |
01-22-2022, 08:58 PM | #1442 |
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It's pretty ridiculous how GI JOE is somehow facing a massive drought and massive delays while other lines still seem to ship at least close to on time. I'm burned out on all the excuses. AND I still haven't received a shipping notification for the BATs I ordered from Pulse on January 5th. They probably should have just called that a pre-order and not billed me for it right away.
I'm just tired of it all. But this strikes me as likely where are focused and where we are not. I've heard of the MOTU Origins wave 8(?) shipping - Sorceress, Buzz-Off, Jitsu and not-quite-nude Stratos. A Mattel product, where my old preorder isn't moving, most retailers aren't getting them right now, but they are available in spotty fashion. Others have pointed to the same being the case w/ Star Wars, and I suspect this is happening w/ Transformers as well. It's not quite a failure to support a brand, it's not quite supply chain issues (ports are much clearer than they were two months ago), but it is the lag of all those things mixed up with market instability (a nice way of saying it's really hard to find factories to make your stuff because demand across the board is high). I'm 6+ months out on a lot of the records I order, because there is so much demand for vinyl right now, and major labels are booking up the plants. So, lotsa reasons, and while I wish we had more certainty, that's the one thing I don't think we could get.
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01-22-2022, 08:58 PM | #1443 |
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Yes, it does raise some uncomfortable questions. It also clashes with what other Hasbro teams said in a media-only event late last year: that many of the July dates should be closer to April and they had built in padding.
I would be shocked if we basically got no Classified figures this year (which is what a late fall date for the only announced wave would mean) so I hope this all sorts itself out or this is two retailers expecting two different shipments. Still, combined with the very strange PR message on Friday, I am not as sanguine about 2022 as I was in late 2021 (when the BATs started appearing early and Gamestop moved up its Storm Shadow dates to February). He got them! I hate that fucking guy, he always gets his shit first! |
01-22-2022, 09:01 PM | #1444 |
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Are their any major tie using the Marine Corp logo? I know the army is on some of the cheaper Chap Mei stuff.
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01-22-2022, 09:05 PM | #1445 |
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If I had to guess, I think they're steering clear of anything that looks official US military either for fear of putting off Chinese buyers or people who don't like the military.
I could be off base, but when was the last time any official packaging or promotional items mentioned any branch of the US military or showed an American flag? Maybe that's one reason they're avoiding filecards.
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01-22-2022, 09:12 PM | #1446 |
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If I had to guess, I think they're steering clear of anything that looks official US military either for fear of putting off Chinese buyers or people who don't like the military.
I could be off base, but when was the last time any official packaging or promotional items mentioned any branch of the US military or showed an American flag? Maybe that's one reason they're avoiding filecards.
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01-22-2022, 09:52 PM | #1447 |
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I'm ok if I don't get Spirit, Storm Shadow, and Cobra Officer until this Summer but honestly I think a chunk these figures have been produced and it's just taking a while for them to get to the US. I think we will see them trickle into stores like we have seen with the BATs and Alley Vipers. I've got plenty of stuff to play with and hopefully I'll get some Alley Vipers before the winter ends. The only issue is that this slow trickle is going to cause the secondary market to sky rocket and no doubt people will not wait and buy at scalper prices and then blame Hasbro that they paid scalper prices.
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01-22-2022, 09:53 PM | #1448 |
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Same with power rangers lightning series.
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01-22-2022, 09:56 PM | #1449 |
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I'm ok if I don't get Spirit, Storm Shadow, and Cobra Officer until this Summer but honestly I think a chunk these figures have been produced and it's just taking a while for them to get to the US. I think we will see them trickle into stores like we have seen with the BATs and Alley Vipers. I've got plenty of stuff to play with and hopefully I'll get some Alley Vipers before the winter ends. The only issue is that this slow trickle is going to cause the secondary market to sky rocket and no doubt people will not wait and buy at scalper prices and then blame Hasbro that they paid scalper prices.
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01-22-2022, 09:57 PM | #1450 |
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Yeah it's not just a Joe problem. The only line that has a full shelf here is MOTU but that's because those same figures have been sitting there since august.
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